Campaign launched to restore vandalized Birmingham murals

Updated January 19, 2018 at 3:36 PM;Posted January 19, 2018 at 3:00 PM

These three murals painted by artist Marcus Fetch in the Avondale and Woodlawn communities in Birmingham, Ala., were vandalized on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. A fundraising campaign has been launched to raise money to restore the murals, which are pictured here before they were vandalized. (Photos courtesy of Blank Space Bham and Melt restaurant)

One of the murals, which features two sets of multicolored angel's wings, was outside Melt restaurant at 4105 Fourth Ave. South in Avondale. It was a popular photo-op for guests at the restaurant.

Another, which is on the wall of an apartment complex at First Avenue South and 56th Street in Woodlawn, features a hot-air balloon against a blue sky.

And the third damaged mural, which covers a wall along First Avenue North at 39th Street in Avondale, depicts a pair of eyes flanked by black, blue, green, yellow, orange and red hexagons.

The cost to restore the murals is estimated to be $15,000, according to Blank Space Bham, and donations are being accepted through Create Birmingham, a local agency that supports Birmingham's design, film, culinary, visual arts and performing arts communities.

To make a donation to the Blank Space Murals Restoration Fund, go here. Donations are tax-deductible.

Also, on Thursday, Jan. 25, Melt restaurant will host a Bring Back Bham Murals Fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Atlanta craft brewery Monday Night Brewing and includes beer specials, free appetizers and a silent auction.